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Senators Demand To Present Saudi-led Coalition’s ToRs

Islamabad (December 15, 2017): Senators have urged government to take the Parliament into confidence regarding Pakistan’s participation in the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition.

They (Senators) were speaking on an adjournment motion moved by Sherry Rehman regarding the key commitments made by the Government to the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition without taking the Parliament into confidence.The members said that Parliament should be taken on board regarding terms of reference of Pakistan’s engagement in the alliance.

They called for making Pakistan economically stable and stronger without, which no independent foreign policy can be ensured.

The Senators said mandate of Pakistan’s engagement in the Islamic military alliance should have been debated in the parliament.

Members belonging to treasury benches stressed the need that all Muslim countries should stand united to fight terrorism collectively.They said every Muslim country should join the Islamic Military Alliance. They said that government will certainly take the House into confidence when ToRs of this alliance are finalized.

They said Pakistan will never send its troops to fight against any Muslim country.

PPP Senator Farhatullah Babar complained that when asked about the reservations of Iran on the Saudi-led coalition, the Foreign Office had said that it was unaware of any and would reply after talking to the authority on the matter. “Just who is this authority?” Babar asked.

He also stated that parliament and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were being kept in the dark about Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa’s recent visits to Iran.“One institution is formulating policy on its own, regarding which even the Foreign Office is unaware,” he remarked, requesting Chairman Senate Raza Rabbani to give a ruling on the issue and summon the foreign minister.

Responding to Senator Babar’s request, Rabbani said: “I will go missing before March 12 if I give a ruling on this.”

He also took the opportunity to rubbish some senators’ comments about the parliament having gotten “weaker than the Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC).”

The House has now been adjourned to meet again on Monday at 3 p.m.

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